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Stonewall riots gay rights

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Remembering the Stonewall riot and the start of a movement

Just as the line got into a full kick routine, the TPF advanced again and cleared the crowd of screaming gay power[-]ites down Christopher to Seventh Avenue. Gay bars were places of refuge where gay men and lesbians and other individuals who were considered sexually suspect could socialize in relative safety from public harassment. Things happened so fast you kind of got caught not knowing. The police barricade was repeatedly breached , and the bar was set on fire.